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2023-08-13 10:23:08 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5EBE174A6AAE4BBBEDE26CEF37A200C4C424BDF7E312C82F7313A4FA522630E2
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Original Note:
In the cited passage, the person whose words are cited, Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, was discussing with students a specific instance in history, namely Jews' defense against Egyptian pursuit. The quote is not meant to be a general license to kill. http://talmud.faithweb.com/articles/kill.html https://aish.com/misquoting-the-talmud/
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